The Colorado Excessive College Actions Affiliation Legislative Council authorised the addition of the CHSAA's 33rd sanctioned sport in a vote Tuesday afternoon on the DCSD Legacy Campus in Lone Tree.
This fall, women soccer shall be added because the 18th sanctioned highschool sport for ladies in Colorado. The board additionally selected so as to add a shot clock for girls and boys varsity basketball, amongst a number of different adjustments coming this fall.
“This can be a nice day for our feminine athletes from the state of Colorado,” Larry Bull, district director of athletics for Cherry Creek Colleges, mentioned in a information launch. “The women who participated in flag soccer labored extraordinarily arduous and did an exceptional job. It’s a tremendous achievement that the state has supported these younger athletes.”
The second main improvement popping out of the assembly is that the CHSAA will start implementing a varsity-only clock for girls and boys basketball. The clock will go into impact starting with the 2026-27 basketball season.
“This vote means Colorado basketball is taking the subsequent step ahead with the states round us,” Chaparral Athletic Director Rob Johnson mentioned within the launch. “This may change the way in which the sport is performed and will enhance the sport, our athletes and our coaches. The whole lot ought to get higher, and that's thrilling.”
Along with these main adjustments coming from the meet, the CHSAA additionally elected to start out the highschool ice hockey season every week early with the intention to play in a constant location for the semifinals of the Frozen playoffs 4 and the state championship video games.
There may also be a date change for spring sports activities within the 2025 and 2026 highschool seasons in order that the championships don’t meet on Memorial Day weekend.
The state ski championships will now be separated into two distinct championships between the alpine and nordic disciplines.
There may also be a concussion refresher course that’s required for returning coaches, and the CHSAA will present faculties with clear and particular directions for finishing athlete switch paperwork.